Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-06-25

l LIIILk "As ANoWS
! OF the immense galena carbonate and sill
yer deposits of the South Fork countr.
until the fall of 'S5. For many years tn
celebrated Mullan wagon road traverset
that region following the South Fork r1vs
from the summit of the Bitter Root noun
tains to the lake thirty miles below tn
| Father d. Smet mission, which was estab
lished about forty-six years ago. Tn
North and South forks unite about tel
| miles above the mission. The summer o
'S5 Mr.. y. s. kellogg. a iumberman. erected
a small shingle mill in the town Of Murra.
| which failed to be a success. After repeated
trials to make shingles by this method. b.
| had to abandon the project. Being throw
out of employment and having no funds o
his own. be applied to different parties To-
a grub stake on which to go prospecting
finally DR.. J. T. Cooper. formerly of Butte
and O. 0. Peck. q mechanic OF Murray out
fitted Mr.. kellogg with tools and provis
ions and furnished him with a small whit.
donkey. Mr.. Kellogg pushed his way acros:
the mountains to the South Fork. There
are two different stories regarding the dis
covery OF the wonderful Bunker Hill anG
Sullivan mines. At present l can only give
one OF them, which if not absolutely cor
e i UuAtl UC plCdeVu az any tAfA W ~
rect and give the world the true history Of
these immense discoveries.
MIR. KELLOGG PUSHED UP
the different creeks and guIches emptyins
into the South fork from the South and
finally when exploring Milo creek his don.
key strayed away one night. The next
morning Mr.. K. started on the search for
his gay and festive burro which he found
high on a rugged hill milling mountain
clover right along side Of immense he
malite iron groupings. Knowing that such
an ont-crop was formable for GaIena I'M
der the surface Mr.. Kellogg secured sam-
turned to Murray. His hackers were dis
appointed at the character OF the orefound,
they desiring gold. A misunderstanding
occurring between them. Mr.. kellogg re-
to the scene of his discovery in
company with Phil O'Rouke where on the
tenth OF September 1885 the Bunker Hill
lode was staked out. Friends Of Phil
O'Rouke being hot on their trail in q few
days the Sullivan mine on the opposite
side Of the gulch was located. The knowl-
edge OF these finds getting abroad, soon a
number of prospecturs 1ocked to the local
ity. and the Stem Winder, Tyler Sierra
Nevada. Crown Point and other mines
since noted were found by
JAMES F.
after whom the magic city OF the south
fork was named. At this time he was a
merchant in Murray, with branch stores
in the different camps. Being a man of in
energy, far-seeing and intelligent,
he secured a ease Oh the Bunker Hill and
mines with the object OF shipping
the ores to San Francisco for reduction.
soon ascertained that it was necessary
to mine two tons OF second-class Gre to get
one OF trst-class. Hence in the spring of
1886 be enlisted Mr.. A. NJ. Esler, of Helena,
in the enterprise, when
THE HELENA CONCENTRATING COMPANY
was organized. who tool a contract to
mine and work $4,000 toni of con
centrates, and a concentration of fifty tons
daily capacity was erected, which, On an
average. reduced about three tons to one.
or about seventeen IONS Of rich concen-
trates were turned out each day. Besides
this the first-class ore was shipped without
any treatment. the entire product OF the
leads often reaching 1000 tons per
This country being. in a measure,
to Portland. Oregon. the output
and wonderful resources of this formerly
country caused the moss
backs OF that sleepy section to awaken to
he fact thai Montana was getting ahead
Of them. The South Fork railroad. built
BY Mr.. D. c.. Corbin, virtually a Montana
enterprise. and many other straws chow
ng which way the wind was blowing.
;aused the Portland people to begin &C
mining interests in the new Edo
-ado. The Tyler, Sierra Nevada and Stem
passed to the ownership Of
L PARTIES.
this spring Mr.. 8. G. Reid, OF Port |
and, purchased the famed Bunker Hill and |
together with the lease and fran
OF the Helena Concentrating Com
,any. California capital. which has hereto
ore been shy of Ceur d'Alene mines, comes
the front with $50. 900 cash and buys !
be Crown Point-Eureka mine on the |
avine mineral belt as those mentioned. !
n the year and on half since the first no.
ice was posted up in Milo Gulch wonderful
has been made. The City of
Vardner has been phenomenal in its
The tow OF Milo (since changed
0 Kellogg is rapidly assuming the airs of
city. Warner Junction, at present the
of the railroad. is distant one
mile from Kellogg. or one and one-balf
niles from Wardner. 1t is not improbable
hen these towns are
L ONE SOLID CITY.
be name will probably verge into
as it should be in honor OF the
ian whose energy has SO rapidly brought
lch a country to the front. OF the many
improvements under way aud in
ontempl alton for the handling of ores
ON the mines mentioned. it would require
page OF your paper to describe. So. for
ne time being will have to cave Ward
er and travel with the reader up the South
ork river and view the mineral wealth on
9th sides OF the old Mul'an road. -Four
tiles above kellogg is the Goldsmith mine,
,e property of the Victor company, of
ouisville, KY, which like their mines on
,e north side and their Horsfeld smelter
t Kellogg are at a %standstill. Two miles
bove is the camp of Evolution. named
A. j. Prichard's lode. Mr.. Prichard
vines a number Of valuable prospects
ere one OF which he
VALUES AT A cool 500, OOO.
wo miles further and the town OF o.
ourne is reached. Here As all along the
yer are fine ranches on the river bottom.
this place the country and the valley is
ute vide. Here the wagon road to Muir
y crosses the river and climbs a two-mile
ass over the divide to Beaver creek. The
,uth Fork Railroad will be completed to
is point by another month. the track
ling now about ready for the rails. The ]
grounding mountains are covered with |
.ospects, only one-the Misunderstanding I
.veloped to that extent wherein it may be